December 24, 2010
December 21, 2010
Should I try sandwiches at the office? Keep bread in my drawer, keep mayo or dressing and lettuce in the fridge, pick up veges every morning on my way to work.
December 20, 2010
I am back at work today. Last week was kind of interesting. I tended to be tired towards the end of the day and tried taking naps a couple of times. Watched dvd’s and kept up on the dvr shows. Read some of the book I bought just for the occasion. I did not do any sewing as I just did not feel up to being that engaged/focused. I played a bit on PetVille but was not able to keep ahead of it. We went to the party at Butler’s last night. I had an interesting conversation with Danni. Her version of my stay in the hospital is a little different from my version. Evidently, I kept falling asleep while she was there checking on me. My memory shows an actual conversation but Danni’s memory is different. Kind of funny
December 10, 2010
December 10, 2010
OK. I'm alive. I survived the surgery. So did everybody else. The staff at the hospital were great.
It goes like this. I checked in on Tuesday morning at JCL Deer Valley Hospital. I did not go to my room I went directly to the Surgical Center. They took a blood sample. I was asked 101 questions - at least. And this is after the 202 questions from the phone call the day before. Got undressed and put on the every so "fashionable" hospital gown. The IV was put in my left hand. The surgical team came in and talked to me for a few minutes and then the man with the happy juice made me very happy. Never mind having to count backwards from 100, I did not make it out of the elevator from intake to the OR.
The next thing I know I am being woke up and asked the staff to call Susie (landlady) and Dad. Then I was wheeled out of Recovery into my room and hooked up to oxygen. Back to sleep.
A little while later, Danni came in and woke me up. She visited with me. Really nice person if you ever meet her. She stayed for maybe an hour and we talked about her family. I don't get to see her real often so catching up happens at some of the oddest times. I went back to sleep.
The next thing I know, Susie is waking me up. Well, not exactly, somewhere in there I had dinner. She came up after work and stayed with me a little while. She ate a big huge hamburger in front of me and I didn't even want to smell it much less eat any. My throat was killing me.
I woke up sometime in the middle of the night and put jammie bottoms on. I also wee'd my little heart out. Trust me, having three bags of IV saline will do that to you. I woke up several times during the night and got up to walk around, doctors orders, and then go back to sleep.
Not many people know this about me, but I have a fairly high tolerance for pain. I mean, seriously, one of my doctors thinks there is something wrong with me it's so high. Anyway, on Wednesday I was released and Susie picked me up and drove me home. The doctor wrote me a prescription for Vicodin which I am using to get to sleep at night. Promise, I feel where the incision is and everything but I don't really have a lot of pain. I'm hoping it will help the insomnia a little.
And so this morning I finally took a shower and have all of the surgical tape off and put some ointment on the wound. All of the stitches are self-dissolving so will not need to be removed.
Next week I see the Endocrinologist and the Surgeon for follow ups. I plan to return to work on the 20th.
It goes like this. I checked in on Tuesday morning at JCL Deer Valley Hospital. I did not go to my room I went directly to the Surgical Center. They took a blood sample. I was asked 101 questions - at least. And this is after the 202 questions from the phone call the day before. Got undressed and put on the every so "fashionable" hospital gown. The IV was put in my left hand. The surgical team came in and talked to me for a few minutes and then the man with the happy juice made me very happy. Never mind having to count backwards from 100, I did not make it out of the elevator from intake to the OR.
The next thing I know I am being woke up and asked the staff to call Susie (landlady) and Dad. Then I was wheeled out of Recovery into my room and hooked up to oxygen. Back to sleep.
A little while later, Danni came in and woke me up. She visited with me. Really nice person if you ever meet her. She stayed for maybe an hour and we talked about her family. I don't get to see her real often so catching up happens at some of the oddest times. I went back to sleep.
The next thing I know, Susie is waking me up. Well, not exactly, somewhere in there I had dinner. She came up after work and stayed with me a little while. She ate a big huge hamburger in front of me and I didn't even want to smell it much less eat any. My throat was killing me.
I woke up sometime in the middle of the night and put jammie bottoms on. I also wee'd my little heart out. Trust me, having three bags of IV saline will do that to you. I woke up several times during the night and got up to walk around, doctors orders, and then go back to sleep.
Not many people know this about me, but I have a fairly high tolerance for pain. I mean, seriously, one of my doctors thinks there is something wrong with me it's so high. Anyway, on Wednesday I was released and Susie picked me up and drove me home. The doctor wrote me a prescription for Vicodin which I am using to get to sleep at night. Promise, I feel where the incision is and everything but I don't really have a lot of pain. I'm hoping it will help the insomnia a little.
And so this morning I finally took a shower and have all of the surgical tape off and put some ointment on the wound. All of the stitches are self-dissolving so will not need to be removed.
Next week I see the Endocrinologist and the Surgeon for follow ups. I plan to return to work on the 20th.
December 4, 2010
November 30, 2010
Ros came back to work today. It sure was good to see her. She has been a couple of weeks ahead of me on this whole thyroid surgery thing. We have been talking and commiserating on this whole mess. She is kind of tired but glad to be back at work. She is still adjusting to the medication
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